Skin Stapler with Components Optimized for Construction with Plant Based Materials

a skin stapler and plant-based material technology, applied in the field of disposable skin staplers, can solve the problems of increasing materials consumption, increasing pollution, and prior art failing to consider the elements of sustainability in the production and disposal of surgical staple systems
US20140263560A1Active Publication Date: 2014-09-18NEWGEN SURGICAL
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NEWGEN SURGICAL
Publication Date
2014-09-18

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Abstract

A surgical stapler includes a handle assembly 80 made of paper pulp products or other eco-friendly material. The handle assembly and components of the staple mechanism housing are designed to account for the decreased material strength of the handle assembly. A new retainer clip 81 or handle retainer includes assembly ribs 82 which include interference fit ribs 96. The retainer clip 81 in combination with a raised circular boss 16 of the handle assembly facilities the use of lower strength materials, such as paper pulp products. An efficient staple housing mechanism includes the use of new staple carrier assembly fixture pin 86 and other disclosed components.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is a continuation in part of application Ser. No. 13 / 626,269 filed on Sep. 25, 2012.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] (1) Field of the Invention

[0003] The invention generally relates to disposable skin staplers. More particularly, the invention relates to means and methods of maximizing the volume of plant based materials while minimizing the use of petroleum based plastic.

[0004] (2) Description of the Related Art

[0005] Other disposable skin staplers are known in the related art. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,411,378 issued on Oct. 25, 1983 to Warman discloses the use of plastics in making a skin stapler. The use of plastics purportedly makes the Warman stapler disposable. After one use, the entire Warman stapler becomes a biohazard waste product to be disposed of by incineration.

[0006] U.S. Published Patent Application 2009 / 0206137 by Hall et al, published on Aug. 20, 2009 discloses a disposable loading unit for inserting stap...

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